October, 2010

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Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Experience and Expertise – A Few Thoughts When a kid learns how to play music, he develops “ability” to play music. He knows the basics. He is able to play the music according to notes. He can play the songs exactly as the notes tell him to play. Then a few more years of practice and he develops ability to play new songs without notes.

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The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy Versus Process

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy And Process In quest of better outcomes (efficiency, results, productivity, improvements etc.), a lot of companies focus on restructuring their organization structure (hierarchy). Periodically, they overhaul their structure, add new positions and assign new/diverse responsibilities to people.

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Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Thoughts on Project Leadership and Choices I love project management as a subject not only because it gets so much work done, but also because project management manifests how people operate. I have written before that Projects are a great opportunity to practice leadership. They way we work on projects and the way we manage projects tell a lot of the kind of person we are.

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7 Steps For Customer Centric Process Improvement

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 7 Steps For Customer Centric Process Improvement You can improve almost everything in your organization. With so much to improve, how do you identify what are your top priority improvements? Here is the simplest answer: focus on improvements that directly impacts customer satisfaction or business profitability.

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Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Establishing Forums to Build a Quality Oriented Culture Total Quality Management (TQM) says that quality is everybody’s job. Each individual’s approach to work, understanding of quality and personal standards of excellence are crucial for delivering quality. One of the biggest challenges for a lot of organizations today is to involve each and every team member in the quality game.

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Setting Expectations On Behaviors You Value: 5 Pointers

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Setting Expectations On Behaviors You Value: 5 Pointers Just about the time that I was thinking about behaviors that impact quality of our outcomes, I read the following quote: "You get more of the behavior you reward. You don’t get what you hope for, ask for, wish for or beg for. You get what you reward.

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Author Interview: 'Awesomely Simple' by John Spence

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Author Interview: ‘Awesomely Simple’ by John Spence John Spence has done a brilliant job of writing a very useful handbook titled “ Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies For Turning Ideas Into Action ”. It is a privilege to interview John on his book. Business is complex and this book is a great attempt to simplify it through ideas and how they can be turned into action. - - - - - [Tanmay Vora] John, it is a pleasure interviewing you.

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